2024 Compare Cities Education:
Cedar Rapids, IA vs Bethesda, MD

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Highlights
- Bethesda spends 22.8% more per student than Cedar Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% lower in Bethesda than in Cedar Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bethesda had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Rapids
 Cedar Rapids, IABethesda, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,072$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,730$16,697$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,206$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.713.6316.23
 Students per Librarian4424904573
 Students per Counselor365292530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%0.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.8%98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%5.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.5%1.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%87.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%28.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%17.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%13.1%1.5%
Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 3 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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